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Our Personnel

Core Team

Borsika A Rabin, Lead
InvestigatorKaiser Permanente Colorado, Institute for Health
Research

Dr. Rabin is a Staff Researcher and the Research Coordinator for
the Cancer Research Network Cancer Communication Research Center,
one of five National Cancer Institute funded Centers of Excellence
in Cancer Communication Research which is housed at the Institute
for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Colorado. Dr. Rabin holds
a Ph.D. in Public Health Studies and a Masters in Public Health
from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri and a Doctor of
Pharmacy degree from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. Her
research focuses on dissemination and implementation of
evidence-based interventions, communication and coordination around
cancer care with special interest in survivorship related issues,
and the evaluation and development of interactive, web-based
interventions and tools with a strong emphasis on cancer survival
prediction tools and tools that can support planning for
dissemination and implementation of interventions (i.e., designing
for dissemination and implementation). Dr. Rabin is a member of the
University of Colorado Cancer Center and active in the Cancer
Research Network (CRN), a consortium of research organizations
affiliated with non-profit integrated healthcare delivery systems
and the National Cancer Institute. She has a faculty appointment at
the University of Colorado School of Public Health.

Dr. Dearing was Professor of Communication and Director of
Graduate Studies in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio
University, was on the faculty of Michigan State University, and a
visiting faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley,
and at the University of Michigan. He studies the strategic
use of diffusion of innovation concepts to accelerate the spread of
evidence-based practices, programs, and policies. He studied
under and worked closely with Everett M. Rogers for 20 years. Dr.
Dearing is the Director and PI of the Cancer Communication Research
Center, and chair of the Designing for Diffusion Core.

Ms. Henton completed her MA in sociology from Southern Illinois
University Carbondale and holds a BS in psychology from Missouri
State University. During her Master's program, Ms. Henton completed
research focused on social interaction, religion, technology, and
community. She also assisted Dr. Jennifer Dunn with her book
titled, Judging Victims: Why We Stigmatize Survivors and How
They Reclaim Respect. Ms. Henton joined KP Colorado in March
2011.

Consultants

Ross BrownsonProfessor, Washington University in St. Louis

Ross Brownson has a Ph.D. in Environmental Health and
Epidemiology from Colorado State University. He is currently a
Professor of Epidemiology at the George Warren Brown School of
Social Work. Dr. Brownson co-directs the Prevention Research
Center, a major, CDC funded center jointly led by Washington
University and Saint Louis University that develops innovative
approaches to chronic disease prevention. His primary research
interests are in chronic disease epidemiology, promotion of
physical activity, tobacco use prevention, and evaluation of
community-level interventions.

Nikki CaitoInstitute for Public Health at the George Warren Brown
School of Social Work at Washington University in St.
Louis

Nikki Caito is a Registered Dietitian and has Masters degrees in
Nutrition and in Public Health, all from Saint Louis University.
She has worked at the Health Communication Research Laboratory
(HCRL) -both at Saint Louis University and at Washington University
in St. Louis-since 2000 focusing on a variety of tailored and
cancer communication related projects. Within the Center of
Excellence in Cancer Communication at the HCRL, she currently
manages the Integrating Cancer Control Referrals and Navigators
into United Way 2-1-1 project as well as the Training and Career
Development Program, the Developmental Research Program, and the
Dissemination Core. She also manages the HCRL's Cost Center
CommunicationWorks. Most recently, she began managing Center
operations.